UniProt Summary: S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent histone methyltransferase that specifically methylates 'Lys-9' of histone H3. May function as a DNA-binding transcription factor. Binds to the macrophage-specific TPA-responsive element (MTE) of the HMOX1 (heme oxygenase 1) gene and may act as a transcriptional activator of this gene. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14633678}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
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GO Terms
determination of adult lifespan
histone-lysine N-methyltransferase activity
multicellular organism aging
chromatin DNA binding
histone lysine methylation
peptidyl-lysine methylation
histone methylation
protein methylation
protein alkylation
macromolecule methylation
aging
methylation
peptidyl-lysine modification
RNA polymerase II regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding